One of the main reasons I love sorted so much is that in all their gadget testing they take into consideration people with disabilities. As a disabled person it means a lot.
As a disabled person I don't require someone to tell me, I can see for myself. Example if you can't knead this will do it for you. No, really it works even if your disabled? Wow that's helpful.
@@dalelc43 To be fair this practice goes back to when they first started gadget reviews, and would often question why something even existed, it was so pointless, and then folks in the comments would point out that it may not be aimed at them. After a couple episodes they started to take into account why something useless to them, like a slow automatic can opener, might make a world of difference to someone with a disability. People will call something uselsss because it is not useful to them personally, and these guys point out that just because you don't need it someone might, and you shouldn't dismiss, or make fun of a product you are fortunate enough not to need.
I’ve had one for over 10 years. It was $99 Australian, so about £50 and I can select the loaf size I want from 450g, 700g or 900g. It’s brilliant. Living alone, I could never get through a commercial loaf of bread before it went mouldy, and I have hand issues so can’t knead. Now I make a small loaf which fits nicely in the toaster and I generally get through it before it goes too stale. I’ve used the dough only function to make pizza dough, and I use the timer fairly regularly. I haven’t gotten around to making jam in it, but maybe one day. I did recently drop the pan on the tiled floor and squished it. Replacing the pan was almost as much as the whole unit and it still works so I just have slightly misshapen loaves. When I move and have more bench space I will be splashing out on the Breville (Sage in the UK) machine with the kneading blade that folds down for the bake, as the big hole in the bottom gets a bit annoying. It has the size options like the current one and can do lots of different things. I probably will use lots of the different features on that one, but unless you’re really into bread, start with a fairly basic, cheaper machine.
They make ones with fold down blades?!? That’s awesome. Ours is removable for easy cleaning but it also just sticks into the loaf and blunts my bread knife when I inevitably try and cut through it 😭
@@jaybehkay2438 yes! The Breville (Sage) Custom Loaf Pro. I did get it and I love it! It leaves a little hole in the bottom of the loaf but only about 1cm deep, compared to the great big gaping hole left by a regular one. I did read in reviews to oil the paddle after each use and didn’t do it and it did stiffen up, so now I keep a small jar of oil next to the machine and just pop it in there between loaves. It stays nice and flippy flappy now 😁
I'm late to the party, but I own a breville one (don't know if the same model) and while the blade does fold, I find it better to remove it manually during the last raising cycle (the one right before actually baking). Even the user manual says that you can make that, if you want a very small hole.
@@gabrieldias3479 I bought the Breville one. I love it! I just leave the blade in and let it fold down as more often than not I set it at night to bake in the morning so I wake to the smell of baking bread. I love it. I haven’t really played with the other features yet as I haven’t had it that long, but I just bought a pizza oven so I’ll be making pizza dough soon 😁
@@KateVeeoh This particular one is hard as hell to find, and/or $900. But... maybe some of the more... affordable options could make mochi too! I guess it comes down to recipe.
@@stevenn1940 true! I searched for this one (I'm in Belgium) but they don't sell it anymore here. So I went for a Panasonic SD-YR2540HXD, came in at €240 and it has the separate yeast and nuts and raisins etc thingy as well, and it also does glutenfree 🤓 proper chuffed 😀
ive been watching sorted for years and as my own chronic illnesses have been more physically debilitating over time, i love more and more when they mention of feature that one person could go "just do it the normal way, its easier and faster!" could be helpful for someone without the ability to complete that task! it really feels like they care that all of their viewers have a positive viewing experience 💚
They really do think of usefulness for normals! Efficiency, food waste, price, etc. they are thinking about gadgets and methods from every angle. 🙌👏👏👏👏👏
You and me both! People with neuromuscular disorders really appreciate not having to knead dough for ages. I have myasthenia gravis an repetitive use of muscles is an issue. If I knead bread manually, I sometimes have to tag team with someone in my house to finish the job. My bread maker (and stand mixer, for that matter) are a real help to me when I'm the only one home.
@@barbarasmith2693 as I believe Ben showed, in an episode on pizza, if you can, make the dough the day before and let the yeast do the work for you to developer the gluten and elasticity! It's a great hack for those of us with disabilities!
I have periodic paralysis and it’s nice to finally be able to make bread again by using a bread machine! I can’t use my muscles like I used to or I can go paralyzed.
The other naughty moment is when Mike says 'Wetter is better' and Jamie looks at him like 'Did you just say that' and Mike nods like 'Yes and I'm proud of it.' :D
As someone with multiple sclerosis (MS) I genuinely appreciate the way that you have ALL integrated into your thinking the needs and restrictions experienced by people with dexterity and other mobility issues. That you all are able to just naturally recognise the benefit of certain gadgets for those with hampered dexterity is genuinely a blessing.
Damn Ebbers is good at explaining things, just go back and watch him explain how the yeast quantity varies when Mike asks at 11:16 no pretentiousness but he includes all the necessary detail to get the idea across, what a pro!
I used to make 2 loaves a day and my 5 children loved it. Hot, fresh from the oven with real butter. When the joints of my hands started to protest, I tried a bread maker, and never looked back. It's much less painful, very easy, and delicious.
@@Msfelixthecatz - absolutely! I need to replace mine. Loved the horizontal set up. Been making a lot of quick bread the regular way - that’s one thing I never did with the machine.
@@jrbtubestop - it’s so great isn’t it?! Was also saying above I’m wondering how a quick bread would do in a machine. They aren’t difficult but in regular oven I often get “clean” testers only to find a little pasty section in the center lol.
My family have always had breadmakers, and this was especially necessary when I moved to Singapore and the bread was all highly sweetened which gave me migraines, so I got really good at following the recipes but then adding my own twists to them! Honestly, they are an expensive gadget but my grandmas one has lasted for almost 30 years and we use it at least weekly so I'd say the cost per loaf pays off! As an aside - we also used to make mango chutney in ours!
we had one back in the day, delicious, but limited recipes so it only came out now and then. And with that comes the crux, because its a well tuned machine it requires mix volumes that are tuned to it. Getting a good loaf out of it without using the booklet or in depth knowledge can prove a challenge.
@@konzetsu6068 have found the same thing. I had one that required 7 eighths of a cup of fluid for every recipe. No other recipes matched the ones from the book. Then I lost the measuring cup and it became a royal pain to bake because nobody makes a measuring cup in eighths and guessing it is a royal pain.
I was so worried you were going to dump all over the bread machine and I'm so happy you liked it! My family has always had a bread machine (though never as fancy as this one) and another nice thing about it is for family holidays you can cook your loaf in there leaving the oven free for the turkey or ham dinner, so you don't have to worry about competing cooking times or temperatures. Plus I can use it to whip up a quick loaf to give friends. Just very convenient!
Back in the '90s, my family used a bread maker on a regular basis. It was very different in that there were no automatic dispensers; you simply had to add stuff at proper times. Also, the bread was thinner and taller, much closer to that of store-bought sliced bread. It did a wonderful job and it was always wonderful to dig into freshly baked crusty bread.
I just wanted to pass along to you and your team how much your channel has helped me over the past year and a half. I discovered your channel around the beginning of covid last year. I have been dealing with constant stress, anxiety, and depression. Watching your videos gives me a sense of calm and I look forward to each and every video. Thank you for what you do and again.....thank you.
I can confirm that the "sourdough" is excellent as my dad got one of these a couple months ago and has made at least 1 loaf a day and it is still working as new. This is a great video as it has opened my mind to experiment with the rest of the recipes it comes with. I can also say that it is possible to get it for less than £200 if you spend some time looking. Great video. Thanks.
I was wondering if you can also use already existing sour dough starter and put it in the machine with the rest of the ingredients? It should work just the same, right?
Have you thought about doing a budget vs high end machine? I’d really like to know how a £50-£100 model would compare to this £200+ model (and other gadgets of course!)
My breadmaker is of the less expensive group....still loving it. It isn't as fancy and so the recipes are simpler. You can explore online for more diversity.
We've had a cheaper bread machine which was quite alright. When it broke after a few years we got a Panasonic machine. It's far better. The crust is crispier and it's fluffier. The automated adding of the ingredients is also great. With the cheaper machine you have to do that yourself. If one is on a budget a cheaper machine is good. If one has the money, the Panasonic is definitely worth it's money. (We mostly use bread baking mix)
I've had a budget machine (about $70 USD) for nearly a year. I can make everything shown here, although I haven't tried all the recipes. One thing they didn't do was pizza dough, which I make almost weekly for a homemade Margherita pizza. The only difference I can see is the dispenser function. Mine has no yeast dispenser (it goes in with the rest of the ingredients), and it beeps when it's time to add things like nuts, seeds, raisins, etc. (so you have to be around during the cycle). I do love waking up to the aroma of fresh bread, and it's great with morning coffee. When it dries, it's still good for toast. It was one of the better items I purchased during the pandemic.
My family bought a similar (if not the same) bread machine last year and I cannot tell you how lovely the smell of the fresh bread is once it's done. also, the colour-coding is SO useful - it is definately something worth getting excited over, i promise 😂
The best part of this whole crew is how easily they make each other laugh because they are so aware of each other's senses of humour, and can easily make me laugh because they're just so darn funny. The colour coded bit made me have to pause to stop laughing before watching any more :D
We have one too - it's several years old. But it has a much bigger blade - so you end up with a big hole in your bread - only 2-3 perfect slices, the rest is just a mess :( That's why it ended up in the cupboard for years now.
@@Pudeta that makes sense, our blade is a bit bigger than the one in this video so it really only ends up ruining 2 or 3 slices out of the 10-12 so not too bad
ah so he left, I was wondering why is wasn't that much around over the last year? I'm only watch there and then a vid if it is in the notification and I have time at that moment.
I've had one of these bread makers when they were first introduced, the mixing blade used to be a huge chunk of a blade and there used to not be a slot for yeast and other stuff. I think the new introduction of those slots really makes everything work even more smoothly than ever. My old one actually had a proofing only function on it which is pretty handy, a good proofing environment for the dough to thrive in. Seeing you guys try this one makes me think of another machine that you guys might like to take a look at. A soy milk maker! Some regions of China, people would have soy milk and youtiao (oil fried cake/pastry) for breakfast every day. That might be an interesting video idea. Another suggestion would be a wet mixer/grinder. This one is quite commonly used in Indian households to grind spices and grains into dust or paste to make dishes like dal and idli. It would be interesting to see you guy's thoughts about these machines.
My family has used a bread machine for as long as I can remember for almost all our bread products: everyday bread, pizza dough, dinner rolls, Christmas fruit bread dough, and so much more! When I moved out, my parents gifted me one of the several bread machines they'd collected from thrift stores over the years and I love having it!
Hello from Canada. My 4 year old Granddaughter and I always watch your videos together. She spotted a blue bandage on Ben's finger and wanted to know how he hurt himself. She has a doctor's kit and has said that the bandage will make Ben get better fast. Edit-- She now says her meals for the day will be bread ONLY. LOL
Hi Judith, I'm not Ben but the blue bandages are specially made band aids for chefs! They protect him from infection while ensuring his hands are still sanitised enough to touch food. They're resistant to hand-washing (chefs do that a LOT!) and best of all, they contain small amounts of metal, so that if one falls off in a large amount of food, they can be found easier with a metal detector. I hope your granddaughter is enjoying her all-bread diet!
@@magneticsouth You left out the obvious thing, that they're blue so if they slip off they're easy to find visually. My son's kitchen doesn't use the expensive ones with the metal in, so the visual clue is important to them.
Is it any good though? My parents made 'German Mix' in their bread machine for me when I visited them in Australia and I was so disappointed because it didn't have the same texture as good German bread.
I loved it. But we only made like 3 different types of bread. Pretty simple ones with just slightly different flour. It was a nice change to the packaged bread in England. I have been back in Germany for almost 2 years now.
I needed warning for this video, so that I could be eating fresh crusty bread whilst watching! You’re torturing me Sorted! I need the smell of fresh bread and the crunch of the crust 😭
@@SortedFood Just baked a loaf of whole wheat two days ago and discovered I was out of butter and didn't feel like going to my "local" Mennonite market for good rolled butter. So, yesterday I went to my closest grocer and bought imported Irish butter because, proper butter is imperative.
I know others have already commented on this but please test the gluten-free bread recipes there so much more awkward to make work so if that bread maker can do it right as easily as the other recipes then that's a game-changer. Plus it would be interesting to see what gluten-free flour types it recommends.
Got a Breville one for our wedding about 20 years ago and still going strong. Love it. Usually buy the pre-portioned packs from supermarket (each about 1/2 the price of buying a decent loaf), but play with them a bit too. Add a decent serrated bread knife and its awesome.
My family has a bread maker for a good couple of years now and it's one of the best kitchen gadgets we have (other than possibly the rice cooker). Our one isn't as complicated as this one but it does it's job really well. It's great for pizza dough as well because it contains all the mess and gives great pizza dough. It's also great for taking fresh bread to bring and share meals as everyone loves fresh bread.
While I admit I will be the odd one out here: part of the reason I get my bread from a bakery is that there is a huge variety and going to pick something out is part of the fun! Even with other items like the Chelsea buns, that's something that I enjoy picking out on a whim. The convenience of a good local bakery is also huge and I don't mind paying for that, despite whatever the long-term cost savings may be.
The local bakery also has wonderful smells from bread, donuts, rolls, and cookies all at once that one machine could never duplicate. I will continue to give my local hometown small bakery the business.
I think both have a time and place. I can't be bothered to make yeast doughnuts but will do the soda fry ups when I can. The kids like those and homemade bread more. But the local Baker loves it when we come in for a bakers dozen. Bread makers are great for money savings over time and choice. I lived in the middle of nowhere for a while where grocery shopping was a once a month event. When you're making loads for a bunch of people, it's cheaper and nicer to make it from,50lb bag quantities, yourself. The other thing you can do is leave it to proof the first time and then freeze batches for later. It's more contained in a bread maker and covered. A great thing when you cook for 10-15 people on the regular.
I am with you. However our local bakery is sadly pretty poor quality so I have resorted to making our own bread. You need a little luck with what is near.
My mom has a rather old one of those but it still works. She was on a bread spree last year and I had one of the more unique breads out of it: rice bread. One of the ingredients is literally a bunch of cooked rice in the mix. While the end texture was a bit odd, quite gritty, the crust was SUBLIME. I'm sure with tinkering we might be able to get it where the inner bread texture is better because it was so unique.
1 year late, but try either smaller grain rice, slightly overcooked rice, or even blended rice. I've worked with gluten free pasta before that used rice starch as a main ingredient, so maybe try that out!
You’ve used the rye bread paddle in the beginning of the video :) Also for proofing you can use the sourdough starter menu option. It keeps the temperature high enough for a great proof! Been using this for a year now and it’s be best thing I’ve bought! Convenient to make dough, makes my proper sourdough dough to perfection, hamburger brioche buns, sourdough pizza dough etc etc.
Question: is it possible to use the "defrost" or the "yogurt" cycle for that same purpose? Here I'm Brazil the models only have those two cycles; a bread maker with the "sourdough starter" cycle has to be bought from abroad and is terribly expensive.
I got one for $100 (with discount) and it's pretty amazing. I even did yogurt in it and it works perfectly every single time. And I love and have some experience making bread but knowing that I can sleep in a normal schedule and getting up with fresh bread 👌🏻🥰
I'm currently on my 4th or 5th bread machine. It's just two of us, but we regularly use whole grain bread for toast, sandwiches, etc. Our bread machine has saved us soooooo much money. We don't make much fancy bread just the same one, but being able to put in the ingredients in like 5 minutes and having fresh bread a few hours later is 👍
My whole family - aunts, grandad, cousins and parents - have had bread makers forever. We literally use it all the time. Mostly for white or wholemeal bread for sandwiches or pizza dough or bread buns or hot cross buns. We all love it! There is always fresh bread ready for lunch on a weekend and the left over bread makes the best toast. We haven’t really tried the more elaborate breads yet (and I’ve been wanting to test out the chocolate cake for a while). It’s the smell and taste of my childhood! 🥰
Please test the gluten free settings 🙏 I have zero energy to make actual gluten free bread because it usually ends up a bit sad, but if this actually works then I'd be very tempted to buy it!
My family has an old bread machine that would be at least 30 years old by now and still works! Very basic with different settings for about 10 or so types of bread and a different setting for regular or large loaf, just throw all the ingredients in and you're good to go. I love making my own bread, we started using the machine again recently after it sitting in the cupboard for 10 years, and we haven't brought bread since! Our bread may not be as fluffy and light as store-bought bread, but honestly I prefer denser bread. My daily bread tends to be white bread but using whey instead of water (my family like to make paneer so there's always plenty of leftover whey for bread)
I grew up with one of these machines and I absolutely love them! In high school I would bring fresh bread just to tear and sharr, my friends would go nuts for it. When I moved out my dad gave me one (he bought three for back ups after the first one died after 7+ years of constant use), and just a month ago my girlfriend discovered it and is in love with it and now understands why I have never bought supermarket bread.
Pleased you finally covered a bread machine. 👍 Bought mine (top of the range Zojurishi) whilst living in Asia, as I missed western style breads. TWENTY years later it is still going strong, and has made thousands of loaves, pizza doughs etc etc. What I would add, is the importance of the quality of the flour - and learning to tweak recipes accordingly. But once you get right flour & yeast combo, the results can be amazing. Have had a few disasters over the years (mainly silly human error), but a lot of fun playing around making breads I would not have tried without the machine. Not many things better than waking to fresh warm bread every morning... 😋
I've actually had a lot of issues with enriched dough rising and tested activating the yeast in a little water first then mixing all the ingredients together and it works a treat!
We have the same bread maker and it works well. To us the main benefit is the gluten free capability! My wife is Coeliac and the shop bought GF breads are usually quite average. Home baking GF bread is tricky, it uses a sort of paste rather than stretchy dough. This makes decent GF loaves effortlessly - great value for that! .
BUT YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER (PIZZA EP.) YOU HAVE TO PUT THE YEAST IN THE OPPOSITE "CORNER" OF THE BOWL!! (I don't recall any of my bowls having corners) hee haw
I have been using Panasonic bread machines on a daily basis for 30 + years. My sons had fresh bread every day for all their school years. We have an Airbnb and always do a fresh loaf in the Welcome pack and it regularly gets a mention in the 5 star reviews we get. I also have a Panasonic Combination Oven which starts at 30°C so you can rise and bake in one action. I only ever use my bread machine for doughs and rarely for baking. So one person portion (100g) of my pasta is made from 50g of either Emmer or Khorasan flour and 50g of OO Durum wheat flour that all comes from Shipton Mill. Put 100g flour and 1 medium egg (not whisked) into program 31 which is 20 mins. (Never put salt into pasta dough only in the water you cook it in. Let it prove for 30mins at room temperature. I then roll it out and cut it using my Kenwood Chef pasta adapters. The best pasta you can imagine and my grandchildren will vouch for that as when they arrive they always say "Grandad can we have pasta"... And now to a simple loaf of the finest bread. I will point out that I only use 00 Durum Pasta flour for all my bread and cakes as I buy 25kg at a time and everything turns out consistently perfect, but you can of course use ordinary strong bread flour instead. First loaf is a white one. So 300g flour, 1tsp salt,1tsp sugar, 20ml vegetable or olive oil, 200ml water insert in machine then add 1 tsp scoop of dried yeast to hopper. Prog 22 then when dough is done turn into silicone loaf mould (round of rectangle) into Panasonic Combi with dual setting 40°C for one hour the 200°C 22mins. Perfect. Wholemeal bread I use 100g Wholemeal flour 200g 00 Durum Wheat 1tsp salt, 2 tsp sugar, 20ml oil, 200ml water 1tsp dried yeast Prog 25 and exactly the same process as previous loaf. I do many many more
I bought a cheap bread maker that promised so much but failed to deliver! Not wanting to be beaten I persevered for 20 years( yes I did mean 20 years!) and never had a proper success. I recently decided enough is enough and bought the same brand machine as you albeit a lower model( I paid £145 for my Panasonic). So far I have made several white and brown loaves of bread, even my wife and daughter say it’s a success. 10 minutes preparation and the bread is cooking, it’s so easy and convenient I now plan to expand my success with a few other recipe’s from the booklet, your Chelsea buns looked amazing. I should say that I bought my machine before coming across you video and this just adds to the fact it’s an amazing machine for me! Thanks guys.
I love making bread by hand, but I recently got a bread maker because I found I wasn’t making my own bread very much because it just took too much time. I absolutely love it!
I bought a bread machine last year, and it sat for 6 months. I'm so happy I decided to start using it! I make fresh bread every few days. One of my favorite breads to make is a honey oatmeal bread that I conjured up! Thanks for all the great information!
And if early morning bread is my goal, I do overnight fridge and pop it in the oven as soon as it’s (the oven) pre-heated. I don’t get bread the minute I roll out of bed, but close enough for my preference.
I don't know if it helps or hurts you but the compressor on a fridge can get up to 300 degrees and that thing is running 24/7. As long as you're buying a reputable brand appliance I've never felt there is a need to worry.
I've been using bread machines for years. Last upgrade was a French Baguette Maker. Family got downsized but I kept the bread machine. The one recommendation I would make is this, get a pocket book and maintain a bread diary of your bakes. Record the flavour, what worked and what didn't. The canned recipes are not always successful, and may need tweaking based on your location, due to ingredient differences, temperature, air pressure, and humidity.
Already googling for a bread machine that is a little cheaper and doesn’t necessarily make pasta or jam. Fell in love with the bread straightaway. When you think how much preservatives and additives there are in just a simple white loaf of bread it is staggering. Being able to make bread without those yukky things has to be better for you, let alone the money you are saving.
We bought our eldest daughter a Panasonic 18 yrs ago as our Grand daughter became allergic to so many food items by the age of two! The machine was the only one of it's kind that had gluten free recipes and it was an amazing piece of kit! The machine came to us after a couple of years and it still continues to work! Our eldest son bought us a new version, same style as above and it is just as good as the original! We have the older one as a spare. Tips: When lifting bread tin out of machine use 2 oven mitts or two folded tea towels (one for each hand) so much easier to transfer bread out without burning hands, leave dough hook in until cold then hold tin upside down and gently wiggle blade up and down with a slight turn and it will come away in no time. Best breadmaking machines ever!
I’m supposed to make dinner within the next hour or so. I was planning on making something from the Meal Packs App. Now all I want is freshly baked bread.... 🍞 Good thing is that it’s the end of the day so the bakery definitely won’t have fresh baked bread left. 😂
When do we get the video where you guys make a bunch of colorful food then at the very end you give Jaimie a pair of Encroma glasses and we can see his reaction to colors. That would be viral no doubt.
When I was married I had a bread maker that created a horizontal loaf (better crust for my preference.) I got to the point where I’d memorized the ratios and order of several favorites and the quality and ease were FANTASTIC. I keep looking to replace the model. I’m a freelance food writer (and recipe developer) who’s got savory cooking down and am working on many of the GBBO challenges but mastering bread doesn’t afford the same satisfaction. So if you share my love of creative food experimentation but don’t “need” that from bread making I say get one like this because the quality is outstanding. As the Sorted team mentioned - quality on the level of professional bakeries, variety is infinitely tweak-able and freshness? One literally cannot get fresher! Great video!
I have a zojirushi bread machine. I absolutely love it! I use it to make our weekly bread. I don't bake in the machine, I use it only for making my dough. I also use it for special things like cinnamon roll dough and pizza dough. And I have used it to make loaves of gluten free bread for friends. This machine has saved me so much time!!
This works well. I have searched the web for recipes ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxEf52Yn9PpTLKua_uvi5Ams4pIDINER52 There are a few in the pamphlet, but I am ready to explore. NOTE: Once you hit start, don’t mess with it or the dough will not rise. Learned that the hard way.
Thanks for providing me with all my dinner recipies for at least half a year now. Just ate a creamy pesto pasta from one of your cookbooks and it was sooo nice.
I didn't spend that much dough and have had a cheaper version of a bread machine for a year now. For making basic loaves it's been brilliant, so my opinion of them has risen. I haven't been that adventurous with things like focaccia but watching you guys do it has instilled the knead for me to have a go :-)
I have a bread machine (good, old Moulinex) for 7 years. It's still running at least twice a week for toast bread. It was the best gift from my sister. I'm happy for you guys enjoying the bread making.
You know what? I‘m usually annoyed by all the „please like this video“ stuff everywhere, but you‘re doing it really well guys! Just a quick reminder popped in, which is actually useful, since I tend to be quite captivated by your videos and might forget to like without it.
As someone who makes all the bread me and my wife eats, this would be a game changer. Sure, I would still want to do bread the traditional way, but I would be able to CHOOSE when to. The amount of times I've stayed up late cause I forgot to start in time is astounding, and if the fact that we have very little money wasn't the reason for me making all our bread, I would buy one like, right now.
I'm really glad we got our: "Goodbye for now" video, or the Sorted community would be raging to get James back. It's hard to know we won't see him for a while, but I'm so happy that he's embracing new challenges, and growing.
I used to make GF bread in one, & it wasn’t bad. It’s a more batter-y kind of dough, but does still work. I had two machines (not as expensive as this one) - regular and GF, because you don’t want cross contamination if you actually have celiac disease.
I live in an apartment in NYC. I don't have room for a stand mixer. My Panasonic auto bread maker (different model because its now about 17yrs old) is awesome for my bread making process. I highly recommend one and am really happy with the build quality of Panasonic. I pretty much only use it for mixing,,,, Rock on!
I bought this breadmaker around 18 months ago. We don't put dairy in it so we substitute butter for oil. We also play around with the flour types (not the quantities) and the added ingredients (nuts / raisins / seeds) and the bread is really good to fantastic every time. We've used it to make pizza dough and spelt rolls and it does all that work with very little effort. I did try the sourdough recipe a couple of times, but had to use soya or coconut yoghurt instead of regular yoghurt. It turned out ok, but wasn't anything particularly special. I'm hoping that is simply because of the non-dairy substitute. For someone who doesn't do a lot of bread making or baking, this is a REALLY really good purchase. Very easy to make, very easy to maintain. I highly recommend it.
Yes! Test the more random options, including jam, gluten-free bread (it's $7-8 a loaf here in New Zealand), and a cake. I vote for a fruit cake as they can be hard to do without burning.
I've been learning how to make bread for the past few months and Ebbers' explanation about breadmaking along the way was really helpful. One of the reasons why I love this channel so much.
My mom use a good trick for proofing when temperatures are low… after she kneads the dough, she covers it and put it on top of the fridge… the heat from the fridge, although not very high, will help with better proofing in a shorter time… this machine will be a good gift for her!!!
I got a bread machine for about $50 (US) last November, to reduce bread spending during the Pandemic. It's got about half the functions of the ones you have, but then, I pretty much just use 3 of them - basic, sweet & whole grain. As you found when making that 1st focaccia - not following directions can lead to failure. Otherwise, been quite pleased w/results. If hubby hadn't been advised to cut carbs waaay back, by his doctor; I'd still be making 2-3 loaves a week.
I think the beauty of breadmaking is doing something, creating something with your own hands, making a good tasting thing yourself and perfecting the recipe for it to go tastyer becouse of practice. Also it is just better if you get a feeling for how much time something takes, what consistency is perfect and what makes it taste good.
I do love that our able bodied boys talk about the benefits of weird gadgets like this for the disabled community. Just mentioning “not having the strength or dexterity” can still mean a whole lot. I’d love to see them test now seen on tv items which are now sold for the general population, but were designed for the disabled community.
Please tell me you didn't replace James with an automated bread maker.
🤣🤣🤣
Poor James 😂
Beat me to saying that!
Two* automated bread makers.
No, hey replaced him with 2 automated bread maker.
One of the main reasons I love sorted so much is that in all their gadget testing they take into consideration people with disabilities. As a disabled person it means a lot.
Tell me about it!!
Agree, agree, agree!!!
As a disabled person I don't require someone to tell me, I can see for myself. Example if you can't knead this will do it for you. No, really it works even if your disabled? Wow that's helpful.
@@dalelc43 To be fair this practice goes back to when they first started gadget reviews, and would often question why something even existed, it was so pointless, and then folks in the comments would point out that it may not be aimed at them. After a couple episodes they started to take into account why something useless to them, like a slow automatic can opener, might make a world of difference to someone with a disability. People will call something uselsss because it is not useful to them personally, and these guys point out that just because you don't need it someone might, and you shouldn't dismiss, or make fun of a product you are fortunate enough not to need.
people complained that they didn't acknowledge them so now they do it in every video like this
This is what happens when sorted loses their manual breadmaker 🤣
You know it 😂
Now they have a breadmaker manual instead
This comment and the reply to it is GOLD!
I’ve had one for over 10 years. It was $99 Australian, so about £50 and I can select the loaf size I want from 450g, 700g or 900g. It’s brilliant. Living alone, I could never get through a commercial loaf of bread before it went mouldy, and I have hand issues so can’t knead. Now I make a small loaf which fits nicely in the toaster and I generally get through it before it goes too stale. I’ve used the dough only function to make pizza dough, and I use the timer fairly regularly. I haven’t gotten around to making jam in it, but maybe one day. I did recently drop the pan on the tiled floor and squished it. Replacing the pan was almost as much as the whole unit and it still works so I just have slightly misshapen loaves. When I move and have more bench space I will be splashing out on the Breville (Sage in the UK) machine with the kneading blade that folds down for the bake, as the big hole in the bottom gets a bit annoying. It has the size options like the current one and can do lots of different things. I probably will use lots of the different features on that one, but unless you’re really into bread, start with a fairly basic, cheaper machine.
They make ones with fold down blades?!? That’s awesome. Ours is removable for easy cleaning but it also just sticks into the loaf and blunts my bread knife when I inevitably try and cut through it 😭
@@jaybehkay2438 yes! The Breville (Sage) Custom Loaf Pro. I did get it and I love it! It leaves a little hole in the bottom of the loaf but only about 1cm deep, compared to the great big gaping hole left by a regular one. I did read in reviews to oil the paddle after each use and didn’t do it and it did stiffen up, so now I keep a small jar of oil next to the machine and just pop it in there between loaves. It stays nice and flippy flappy now 😁
I'm late to the party, but I own a breville one (don't know if the same model) and while the blade does fold, I find it better to remove it manually during the last raising cycle (the one right before actually baking). Even the user manual says that you can make that, if you want a very small hole.
@@gabrieldias3479 I bought the Breville one. I love it! I just leave the blade in and let it fold down as more often than not I set it at night to bake in the morning so I wake to the smell of baking bread. I love it. I haven’t really played with the other features yet as I haven’t had it that long, but I just bought a pizza oven so I’ll be making pizza dough soon 😁
This is so popular in Japan because it also makes “mochi”(rice cake)!! We can also buy a box that includes every dry ingredients already packed🍞
This makes mochi???? I'M SOLD 🤩
Well this alone maybe make it worthwhile
Ooooooh!!! いいですね
@@KateVeeoh This particular one is hard as hell to find, and/or $900. But... maybe some of the more... affordable options could make mochi too! I guess it comes down to recipe.
@@stevenn1940 true! I searched for this one (I'm in Belgium) but they don't sell it anymore here. So I went for a Panasonic SD-YR2540HXD, came in at €240 and it has the separate yeast and nuts and raisins etc thingy as well, and it also does glutenfree 🤓 proper chuffed 😀
ive been watching sorted for years and as my own chronic illnesses have been more physically debilitating over time, i love more and more when they mention of feature that one person could go "just do it the normal way, its easier and faster!" could be helpful for someone without the ability to complete that task! it really feels like they care that all of their viewers have a positive viewing experience 💚
They really do think of usefulness for normals! Efficiency, food waste, price, etc. they are thinking about gadgets and methods from every angle. 🙌👏👏👏👏👏
You and me both! People with neuromuscular disorders really appreciate not having to knead dough for ages. I have myasthenia gravis an repetitive use of muscles is an issue. If I knead bread manually, I sometimes have to tag team with someone in my house to finish the job. My bread maker (and stand mixer, for that matter) are a real help to me when I'm the only one home.
@@barbarasmith2693 as I believe Ben showed, in an episode on pizza, if you can, make the dough the day before and let the yeast do the work for you to developer the gluten and elasticity! It's a great hack for those of us with disabilities!
I have periodic paralysis and it’s nice to finally be able to make bread again by using a bread machine! I can’t use my muscles like I used to or I can go paralyzed.
"Cheers!" "To bread!"
Really missed an oppurtunity to say "A toast!" there.
I'm sorry but this is the most excellent UA-cam comment, thank you for the joy this gave me
I'm sorry but the joy it gave you gave me joy.
@@matejplachta9460 I’m sorry but the joy it gave u giving them joy gave me joy
I'm sorry, but the sheer amount of joy in this comment section gave me a stroke.
I was thinking they should have said "To Carbs!" as there was pasta
Literally less than 30s in and Ben says "it's a threesome".
The Bennuendos never end. Well, that is pure naughtiness, not even a Bennuendo.
BEN! 🤦♂️
The other naughty moment is when Mike says 'Wetter is better' and Jamie looks at him like 'Did you just say that' and Mike nods like 'Yes and I'm proud of it.' :D
Twins too...
He came prepared with that joke from home xD
I just started watching and take a shot for every Bennuendo. Just call an ambulance for me pls.
As someone with multiple sclerosis (MS) I genuinely appreciate the way that you have ALL integrated into your thinking the needs and restrictions experienced by people with dexterity and other mobility issues. That you all are able to just naturally recognise the benefit of certain gadgets for those with hampered dexterity is genuinely a blessing.
Damn Ebbers is good at explaining things, just go back and watch him explain how the yeast quantity varies when Mike asks at 11:16 no pretentiousness but he includes all the necessary detail to get the idea across, what a pro!
I used to make 2 loaves a day and my 5 children loved it. Hot, fresh from the oven with real butter. When the joints of my hands started to protest, I tried a bread maker, and never looked back. It's much less painful, very easy, and delicious.
Yes! Anyone with arthritis or similar challenges will LOVE a bread maker. It cuts down not only kneading time but also trips-to-store time!
@@Maiasatara Plus it rises beautifully. I never got those results without the machine.
Arthritis is the very reason I love my bread machine.
@@Msfelixthecatz - absolutely! I need to replace mine. Loved the horizontal set up. Been making a lot of quick bread the regular way - that’s one thing I never did with the machine.
@@jrbtubestop - it’s so great isn’t it?! Was also saying above I’m wondering how a quick bread would do in a machine. They aren’t difficult but in regular oven I often get “clean” testers only to find a little pasty section in the center lol.
My family have always had breadmakers, and this was especially necessary when I moved to Singapore and the bread was all highly sweetened which gave me migraines, so I got really good at following the recipes but then adding my own twists to them! Honestly, they are an expensive gadget but my grandmas one has lasted for almost 30 years and we use it at least weekly so I'd say the cost per loaf pays off!
As an aside - we also used to make mango chutney in ours!
That's so good to know, thanks Bronwyn.
we had one back in the day, delicious, but limited recipes so it only came out now and then. And with that comes the crux, because its a well tuned machine it requires mix volumes that are tuned to it. Getting a good loaf out of it without using the booklet or in depth knowledge can prove a challenge.
@@konzetsu6068 have found the same thing. I had one that required 7 eighths of a cup of fluid for every recipe. No other recipes matched the ones from the book. Then I lost the measuring cup and it became a royal pain to bake because nobody makes a measuring cup in eighths and guessing it is a royal pain.
@@markgaudry7549 I got a set of measuring cups on Amazon that has 1/8. (And 1/16 and some other weird sizes.)
yeah america does that too, normal bread is far sweater than our bread.
The pang I felt when I read 'A Chef', as in, singular chef :(
We all miss our James...
They've always said that when its just one of them doing it. There's been a lot of those.
😭
Even the normals are better chefs than most of us at this point…
@@TravelingStacker Yeah, but that doesn't mean it didn't hit different this time.
I was so worried you were going to dump all over the bread machine and I'm so happy you liked it! My family has always had a bread machine (though never as fancy as this one) and another nice thing about it is for family holidays you can cook your loaf in there leaving the oven free for the turkey or ham dinner, so you don't have to worry about competing cooking times or temperatures. Plus I can use it to whip up a quick loaf to give friends. Just very convenient!
They're not in Merika
Back in the '90s, my family used a bread maker on a regular basis. It was very different in that there were no automatic dispensers; you simply had to add stuff at proper times. Also, the bread was thinner and taller, much closer to that of store-bought sliced bread. It did a wonderful job and it was always wonderful to dig into freshly baked crusty bread.
I just wanted to pass along to you and your team how much your channel has helped me over the past year and a half. I discovered your channel around the beginning of covid last year. I have been dealing with constant stress, anxiety, and depression. Watching your videos gives me a sense of calm and I look forward to each and every video. Thank you for what you do and again.....thank you.
I can confirm that the "sourdough" is excellent as my dad got one of these a couple months ago and has made at least 1 loaf a day and it is still working as new. This is a great video as it has opened my mind to experiment with the rest of the recipes it comes with. I can also say that it is possible to get it for less than £200 if you spend some time looking. Great video. Thanks.
if you dont need the fancy'est model try looking in charity stores that have appliences like BHF there a commonly Disgarded kitchen item.
I have one of these, it's brilliant
I was wondering if you can also use already existing sour dough starter and put it in the machine with the rest of the ingredients? It should work just the same, right?
@@RoraighPrice Kitchen items at a second-hand store aren't a good idea. They can have roach eggs or other bugs in them.
This is EXTREMELY off topic, but Mike’s shirt looks really nice on him.
Not sure if he's got date night or he's trying to copy Ebbers chef kit.
but we dont speak of the dough spanking.
Super rude way of putting that huh
Off topic again, Mike looks really nice in that shirt..
I bet Mikes wife picked out the shirt. All the normals dress alittle better. Must be the wives helping out
Have you thought about doing a budget vs high end machine? I’d really like to know how a £50-£100 model would compare to this £200+ model (and other gadgets of course!)
My breadmaker is of the less expensive group....still loving it. It isn't as fancy and so the recipes are simpler. You can explore online for more diversity.
Panasonic makes a variant without all the bells and whistles, still not cheap but excellent build quality.
Thanks, both! Really appreciate it 🙌🏼
We've had a cheaper bread machine which was quite alright. When it broke after a few years we got a Panasonic machine. It's far better. The crust is crispier and it's fluffier. The automated adding of the ingredients is also great. With the cheaper machine you have to do that yourself.
If one is on a budget a cheaper machine is good. If one has the money, the Panasonic is definitely worth it's money. (We mostly use bread baking mix)
I've had a budget machine (about $70 USD) for nearly a year. I can make everything shown here, although I haven't tried all the recipes. One thing they didn't do was pizza dough, which I make almost weekly for a homemade Margherita pizza. The only difference I can see is the dispenser function. Mine has no yeast dispenser (it goes in with the rest of the ingredients), and it beeps when it's time to add things like nuts, seeds, raisins, etc. (so you have to be around during the cycle). I do love waking up to the aroma of fresh bread, and it's great with morning coffee. When it dries, it's still good for toast. It was one of the better items I purchased during the pandemic.
My family bought a similar (if not the same) bread machine last year and I cannot tell you how lovely the smell of the fresh bread is once it's done.
also, the colour-coding is SO useful - it is definately something worth getting excited over, i promise 😂
"It's been a threesome." Oh, the pure SHOCK and DESPAIR! Priceless!!!
The best part of this whole crew is how easily they make each other laugh because they are so aware of each other's senses of humour, and can easily make me laugh because they're just so darn funny.
The colour coded bit made me have to pause to stop laughing before watching any more :D
We really gonna replace James with a breadmaker?..
The pass it ons are gonna be fun
Not ginger enough
@@nottsoserious agreed. They need a wig
With 2 breadmakers
Well at least they'd get another 37 different episodes of Pass It On before they'd need to think about replacing the replacement
@@nottsoserious I'm sure you can make gingerbread in the machine >:P
I actually do have a bread-maker, used it a half dozen times, then it sat in the cupboard - I really should get it back out and utilize it!
Do it! It is so worth it and so easy to do, I started using mine again recently and I haven't bought store-bought bread since
We have one too - it's several years old. But it has a much bigger blade - so you end up with a big hole in your bread - only 2-3 perfect slices, the rest is just a mess :( That's why it ended up in the cupboard for years now.
@@Pudeta that makes sense, our blade is a bit bigger than the one in this video so it really only ends up ruining 2 or 3 slices out of the 10-12 so not too bad
@@Talmorne I can send you my email and I can pay for postage for you to send it to me.
@@Pudeta I can send you my email and I can pay for postage for you to send it to me.
Minute 3:23: my mind automatically went WAKEY WAKEY, RISE AND SHIINEEEE!!
The OGs know.
"We did this to the world!" 🤣 I got here just in time. And we just bought a new bread machine!
Gotta love how the normals are all shocked by Ben's "threesome" comment when they not only opened the door, but rolled out the red carpet for it.
I mean totally 😂
The first episode after James leaves and you do an episode about his favourite food 😂
but he probably wouldnt let them use this robotic breadmaker because HE was the breadmaker
ah so he left, I was wondering why is wasn't that much around over the last year? I'm only watch there and then a vid if it is in the notification and I have time at that moment.
I've had one of these bread makers when they were first introduced, the mixing blade used to be a huge chunk of a blade and there used to not be a slot for yeast and other stuff. I think the new introduction of those slots really makes everything work even more smoothly than ever. My old one actually had a proofing only function on it which is pretty handy, a good proofing environment for the dough to thrive in.
Seeing you guys try this one makes me think of another machine that you guys might like to take a look at. A soy milk maker! Some regions of China, people would have soy milk and youtiao (oil fried cake/pastry) for breakfast every day. That might be an interesting video idea.
Another suggestion would be a wet mixer/grinder. This one is quite commonly used in Indian households to grind spices and grains into dust or paste to make dishes like dal and idli.
It would be interesting to see you guy's thoughts about these machines.
My family has used a bread machine for as long as I can remember for almost all our bread products: everyday bread, pizza dough, dinner rolls, Christmas fruit bread dough, and so much more! When I moved out, my parents gifted me one of the several bread machines they'd collected from thrift stores over the years and I love having it!
Hello from Canada. My 4 year old Granddaughter and I always watch your videos together. She spotted a blue bandage on Ben's finger and wanted to know how he hurt himself. She has a doctor's kit and has said that the bandage will make Ben get better fast. Edit-- She now says her meals for the day will be bread ONLY. LOL
Hi Judith, I'm not Ben but the blue bandages are specially made band aids for chefs! They protect him from infection while ensuring his hands are still sanitised enough to touch food. They're resistant to hand-washing (chefs do that a LOT!) and best of all, they contain small amounts of metal, so that if one falls off in a large amount of food, they can be found easier with a metal detector. I hope your granddaughter is enjoying her all-bread diet!
as a fellow Canadian i too wish ben a speedy recovery. Also the maple syrup bread has got me going
@@magneticsouth You left out the obvious thing, that they're blue so if they slip off they're easy to find visually. My son's kitchen doesn't use the expensive ones with the metal in, so the visual clue is important to them.
less than 20 seconds for an innuendo, this has to be a new world record
Indeed it was a quick one
My host family had the exact same bread maker. And as a German, i was sooo happy, to finally have fresh bread
Nice!
Is it any good though? My parents made 'German Mix' in their bread machine for me when I visited them in Australia and I was so disappointed because it didn't have the same texture as good German bread.
I hope you are having a great experience and are enjoying yourself, Hannah.
I loved it. But we only made like 3 different types of bread. Pretty simple ones with just slightly different flour. It was a nice change to the packaged bread in England. I have been back in Germany for almost 2 years now.
I would LOVE if you guys would do a bread maker episode comparing the different price points, effectiveness, recipes, etc. Please.
Nothing says "true BFFs" more than giving your friends the middle slices of a loaf and you taking the end piece. In fact, that's mother level of love.
The end pieces are usually the best on home made bread as its just pure crunch
i LOVE the end pieces, i'm glad nobody eats it at home 😊
@@darkregin2 very similar to the edge/corners of the brownie batch
Raise your standards
@@darkregin2 When you know, you know. 😉
"37 in 1" just like those knockoff video game consoles that advertise hundreds of games in one but its the same 10 on repeat.
At least one of them is Mahjong with all Chinese letters.
Next it will be a 50 in 1 frying pan🙄
Tamagochis
I needed warning for this video, so that I could be eating fresh crusty bread whilst watching! You’re torturing me Sorted! I need the smell of fresh bread and the crunch of the crust 😭
You need some proper butter too 🤤
@@SortedFood ever tried fresh bread(or fresh roti)with ghee and a bit of salt? Beats butter ever time.
@@SortedFood nooo, I’m deathly allergic to dairy (and vegan) it needs dipping in oil and vinegar 🤤
@@SortedFood Just baked a loaf of whole wheat two days ago and discovered I was out of butter and didn't feel like going to my "local" Mennonite market for good rolled butter. So, yesterday I went to my closest grocer and bought imported Irish butter because, proper butter is imperative.
Right? It's 7pm right now for me I don't have the time to break out my stand mixer to make a couple loaves of bread
I know others have already commented on this but please test the gluten-free bread recipes there so much more awkward to make work so if that bread maker can do it right as easily as the other recipes then that's a game-changer. Plus it would be interesting to see what gluten-free flour types it recommends.
Got a Breville one for our wedding about 20 years ago and still going strong. Love it. Usually buy the pre-portioned packs from supermarket (each about 1/2 the price of buying a decent loaf), but play with them a bit too. Add a decent serrated bread knife and its awesome.
My family has a bread maker for a good couple of years now and it's one of the best kitchen gadgets we have (other than possibly the rice cooker). Our one isn't as complicated as this one but it does it's job really well. It's great for pizza dough as well because it contains all the mess and gives great pizza dough. It's also great for taking fresh bread to bring and share meals as everyone loves fresh bread.
While I admit I will be the odd one out here: part of the reason I get my bread from a bakery is that there is a huge variety and going to pick something out is part of the fun! Even with other items like the Chelsea buns, that's something that I enjoy picking out on a whim. The convenience of a good local bakery is also huge and I don't mind paying for that, despite whatever the long-term cost savings may be.
The local bakery also has wonderful smells from bread, donuts, rolls, and cookies all at once that one machine could never duplicate. I will continue to give my local hometown small bakery the business.
I think both have a time and place.
I can't be bothered to make yeast doughnuts but will do the soda fry ups when I can. The kids like those and homemade bread more. But the local Baker loves it when we come in for a bakers dozen.
Bread makers are great for money savings over time and choice. I lived in the middle of nowhere for a while where grocery shopping was a once a month event.
When you're making loads for a bunch of people, it's cheaper and nicer to make it from,50lb bag quantities, yourself. The other thing you can do is leave it to proof the first time and then freeze batches for later. It's more contained in a bread maker and covered. A great thing when you cook for 10-15 people on the regular.
if i had a local bakery nearby i would be buying from there too, unfortunately i don’t live near any.
I don't have a good local bakery. They all have the same dried out stuff.
I am with you. However our local bakery is sadly pretty poor quality so I have resorted to making our own bread. You need a little luck with what is near.
My mom has a rather old one of those but it still works. She was on a bread spree last year and I had one of the more unique breads out of it: rice bread. One of the ingredients is literally a bunch of cooked rice in the mix. While the end texture was a bit odd, quite gritty, the crust was SUBLIME. I'm sure with tinkering we might be able to get it where the inner bread texture is better because it was so unique.
1 year late, but try either smaller grain rice, slightly overcooked rice, or even blended rice.
I've worked with gluten free pasta before that used rice starch as a main ingredient, so maybe try that out!
You’ve used the rye bread paddle in the beginning of the video :)
Also for proofing you can use the sourdough starter menu option. It keeps the temperature high enough for a great proof!
Been using this for a year now and it’s be best thing I’ve bought! Convenient to make dough, makes my proper sourdough dough to perfection, hamburger brioche buns, sourdough pizza dough etc etc.
your comment has sold me haha also are you using the same model as this one?
@@bwingbwinggwiyomi Yeap same as this one but also the one below (SD-ZB2502) buying
Question: is it possible to use the "defrost" or the "yogurt" cycle for that same purpose? Here I'm Brazil the models only have those two cycles; a bread maker with the "sourdough starter" cycle has to be bought from abroad and is terribly expensive.
I got one for $100 (with discount) and it's pretty amazing. I even did yogurt in it and it works perfectly every single time. And I love and have some experience making bread but knowing that I can sleep in a normal schedule and getting up with fresh bread 👌🏻🥰
"would you have something cheaper like Baz" - Sorted 2021
Read this as Spaff said it 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I can’t believe they bullied James out in favor of 2 automatic bread makers.
lol Comment of the week here
they dont knead james anymore when they have a machine to work the gluten for them
@@dangermenatwork awwww I see what you did there ...
Not gonna lie...Barry's intro seemed dodgy...Until Ben mentioned the threesome hahahaha #Bennuendo
Then it definitely became dodgy, lol.
I'm currently on my 4th or 5th bread machine. It's just two of us, but we regularly use whole grain bread for toast, sandwiches, etc. Our bread machine has saved us soooooo much money. We don't make much fancy bread just the same one, but being able to put in the ingredients in like 5 minutes and having fresh bread a few hours later is 👍
My whole family - aunts, grandad, cousins and parents - have had bread makers forever. We literally use it all the time. Mostly for white or wholemeal bread for sandwiches or pizza dough or bread buns or hot cross buns.
We all love it! There is always fresh bread ready for lunch on a weekend and the left over bread makes the best toast.
We haven’t really tried the more elaborate breads yet (and I’ve been wanting to test out the chocolate cake for a while).
It’s the smell and taste of my childhood! 🥰
Did Ebbers say "is all about your loafstyle"? 🤣🤣🤣
Breadslapping Jamie, naughty boy 😁
0:16 It didn't take long for the Bennuendo to come out of the gate this vid.
Please test the gluten free settings 🙏 I have zero energy to make actual gluten free bread because it usually ends up a bit sad, but if this actually works then I'd be very tempted to buy it!
I’ve made gluten-free bread a little bit and it is quite involved
I would love to see if a machine could make it easier
Me too! I would love to see vegan bread and gluten free breads!
@@melissac.822 most of these breads are vegan! Which ones were you referring too ?
My family has an old bread machine that would be at least 30 years old by now and still works! Very basic with different settings for about 10 or so types of bread and a different setting for regular or large loaf, just throw all the ingredients in and you're good to go. I love making my own bread, we started using the machine again recently after it sitting in the cupboard for 10 years, and we haven't brought bread since! Our bread may not be as fluffy and light as store-bought bread, but honestly I prefer denser bread. My daily bread tends to be white bread but using whey instead of water (my family like to make paneer so there's always plenty of leftover whey for bread)
I grew up with one of these machines and I absolutely love them! In high school I would bring fresh bread just to tear and sharr, my friends would go nuts for it. When I moved out my dad gave me one (he bought three for back ups after the first one died after 7+ years of constant use), and just a month ago my girlfriend discovered it and is in love with it and now understands why I have never bought supermarket bread.
Damn, Jamie is really good at... slapping buns. He must have experience! lol
Hahaha!
The way he gets excited about that slap tho 🤩😏 pure gold ⭐⭐⭐
Pleased you finally covered a bread machine. 👍
Bought mine (top of the range Zojurishi) whilst living in Asia, as I missed western style breads. TWENTY years later it is still going strong, and has made thousands of loaves, pizza doughs etc etc.
What I would add, is the importance of the quality of the flour - and learning to tweak recipes accordingly. But once you get right flour & yeast combo, the results can be amazing. Have had a few disasters over the years (mainly silly human error), but a lot of fun playing around making breads I would not have tried without the machine.
Not many things better than waking to fresh warm bread every morning... 😋
Love the fact that Ebbers gave the central slices to the normals and kept the first with the crunchy crust to himself.
I've actually had a lot of issues with enriched dough rising and tested activating the yeast in a little water first then mixing all the ingredients together and it works a treat!
We have the same bread maker and it works well. To us the main benefit is the gluten free capability! My wife is Coeliac and the shop bought GF breads are usually quite average. Home baking GF bread is tricky, it uses a sort of paste rather than stretchy dough. This makes decent GF loaves effortlessly - great value for that! .
"at the appropriate time, the yeast is dispensed"
Yes Ben, we are well aware of how you came into being, no need for the birds and the bees
He is the yeast of thoughts and mind
BUT YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER (PIZZA EP.) YOU HAVE TO PUT THE YEAST IN THE OPPOSITE "CORNER" OF THE BOWL!!
(I don't recall any of my bowls having corners) hee haw
The Ginger Bread man has been replaced by Ben’s roommates 😂
I love this 😂😂. James not only was ginger but the ginger man loved baking bread too
@@saiquatabassum6321 and he dressed up as a ginger bread man for one of the episodes (he had a bunch of bread on a necklace if I remember correctly) 😂
@@TotallyAwesomeMcknz which episode??
I've had the most crap day and not even 20 seconds in, I burst out laughing 😂 Knew I could count on you guys to cheer me up!
I have been using Panasonic bread machines on a daily basis for 30 + years. My sons had fresh bread every day for all their school years. We have an Airbnb and always do a fresh loaf in the Welcome pack and it regularly gets a mention in the 5 star reviews we get. I also have a Panasonic Combination Oven which starts at 30°C so you can rise and bake in one action. I only ever use my bread machine for doughs and rarely for baking. So one person portion (100g) of my pasta is made from 50g of either Emmer or Khorasan flour and 50g of OO Durum wheat flour that all comes from Shipton Mill. Put 100g flour and 1 medium egg (not whisked) into program 31 which is 20 mins. (Never put salt into pasta dough only in the water you cook it in. Let it prove for 30mins at room temperature. I then roll it out and cut it using my Kenwood Chef pasta adapters. The best pasta you can imagine and my grandchildren will vouch for that as when they arrive they always say "Grandad can we have pasta"... And now to a simple loaf of the finest bread. I will point out that I only use 00 Durum Pasta flour for all my bread and cakes as I buy 25kg at a time and everything turns out consistently perfect, but you can of course use ordinary strong bread flour instead. First loaf is a white one. So 300g flour, 1tsp salt,1tsp sugar, 20ml vegetable or olive oil, 200ml water insert in machine then add 1 tsp scoop of dried yeast to hopper. Prog 22 then when dough is done turn into silicone loaf mould (round of rectangle) into Panasonic Combi with dual setting 40°C for one hour the 200°C 22mins. Perfect. Wholemeal bread I use 100g Wholemeal flour 200g 00 Durum Wheat 1tsp salt, 2 tsp sugar, 20ml oil, 200ml water 1tsp dried yeast Prog 25 and exactly the same process as previous loaf. I do many many more
I bought a cheap bread maker that promised so much but failed to deliver! Not wanting to be beaten I persevered for 20 years( yes I did mean 20 years!) and never had a proper success. I recently decided enough is enough and bought the same brand machine as you albeit a lower model( I paid £145 for my Panasonic). So far I have made several white and brown loaves of bread, even my wife and daughter say it’s a success. 10 minutes preparation and the bread is cooking, it’s so easy and convenient I now plan to expand my success with a few other recipe’s from the booklet, your Chelsea buns looked amazing. I should say that I bought my machine before coming across you video and this just adds to the fact it’s an amazing machine for me! Thanks guys.
Ben missed the opportunity to say: "last but not yeast"
We are getting dangerously close to the future in their Chirstmas Carol
I was thinking about that too! Ben gets up early, is all by himself, does all the work.
I love making bread by hand, but I recently got a bread maker because I found I wasn’t making my own bread very much because it just took too much time. I absolutely love it!
I have this breadmaker. It's now eight years old and still going just as well. As a disabled person, who can no longer knead...it's a godsend
I bought a bread machine last year, and it sat for 6 months. I'm so happy I decided to start using it! I make fresh bread every few days. One of my favorite breads to make is a honey oatmeal bread that I conjured up! Thanks for all the great information!
I love Ben’s ideas here about waking up to fresh breads! But there something that still makes me nervous about having appliances run when I’m asleep 😂
And if early morning bread is my goal, I do overnight fridge and pop it in the oven as soon as it’s (the oven) pre-heated. I don’t get bread the minute I roll out of bed, but close enough for my preference.
I don't know if it helps or hurts you but the compressor on a fridge can get up to 300 degrees and that thing is running 24/7. As long as you're buying a reputable brand appliance I've never felt there is a need to worry.
@@TheMuffin18 very true
@@TheMuffin18 that is very true!
I mean your lights are running and so is your fridge as others mentioned, anything charging is basically running, your modem and so on and so forth
I've been using bread machines for years. Last upgrade was a French Baguette Maker. Family got downsized but I kept the bread machine. The one recommendation I would make is this, get a pocket book and maintain a bread diary of your bakes. Record the flavour, what worked and what didn't. The canned recipes are not always successful, and may need tweaking based on your location, due to ingredient differences, temperature, air pressure, and humidity.
True. I live in the desert and need to up the liquid ratio by juuuust thiiiiis much.
So it will heat and stir the mixture, theoretically could it make a risotto?
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i wanna see them test this out now
If the paddles don’t scrape the bottom it may not be a good one
Oh maybe! since it can make jams, which need good stirring, otherwise the sugar catches and burns, so the same action might work well for a risotto?
Already googling for a bread machine that is a little cheaper and doesn’t necessarily make pasta or jam. Fell in love with the bread straightaway. When you think how much preservatives and additives there are in just a simple white loaf of bread it is staggering. Being able to make bread without those yukky things has to be better for you, let alone the money you are saving.
We bought our eldest daughter a Panasonic 18 yrs ago as our Grand daughter became allergic to so many food items by the age of two! The machine was the only one of it's kind that had gluten free recipes and it was an amazing piece of kit! The machine came to us after a couple of years and it still continues to work! Our eldest son bought us a new version, same style as above and it is just as good as the original! We have the older one as a spare. Tips: When lifting bread tin out of machine use 2 oven mitts or two folded tea towels (one for each hand) so much easier to transfer bread out without burning hands, leave dough hook in until cold then hold tin upside down and gently wiggle blade up and down with a slight turn and it will come away in no time. Best breadmaking machines ever!
I’m supposed to make dinner within the next hour or so. I was planning on making something from the Meal Packs App. Now all I want is freshly baked bread.... 🍞
Good thing is that it’s the end of the day so the bakery definitely won’t have fresh baked bread left. 😂
20 seconds in and my face matches Mike's along with a "for f***S sake Ebbers" 😂 😂 😂
Wait for that awkward pause at about 12:45 when Jamie is having waaaaay too much fun slapping his dough. So to speak 😂
When do we get the video where you guys make a bunch of colorful food then at the very end you give Jaimie a pair of Encroma glasses and we can see his reaction to colors. That would be viral no doubt.
EnChromas are basically rebranded and overpriced hunting glasses; they raise the percieved contrast, but they don't actually fix anything
@@Anon-21j Sounds like a good video then I guess.
When I was married I had a bread maker that created a horizontal loaf (better crust for my preference.) I got to the point where I’d memorized the ratios and order of several favorites and the quality and ease were FANTASTIC. I keep looking to replace the model. I’m a freelance food writer (and recipe developer) who’s got savory cooking down and am working on many of the GBBO challenges but mastering bread doesn’t afford the same satisfaction. So if you share my love of creative food experimentation but don’t “need” that from bread making I say get one like this because the quality is outstanding. As the Sorted team mentioned - quality on the level of professional bakeries, variety is infinitely tweak-able and freshness? One literally cannot get fresher! Great video!
I have a zojirushi bread machine. I absolutely love it! I use it to make our weekly bread. I don't bake in the machine, I use it only for making my dough. I also use it for special things like cinnamon roll dough and pizza dough. And I have used it to make loaves of gluten free bread for friends. This machine has saved me so much time!!
This works well. I have searched the web for recipes ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxEf52Yn9PpTLKua_uvi5Ams4pIDINER52 There are a few in the pamphlet, but I am ready to explore. NOTE: Once you hit start, don’t mess with it or the dough will not rise. Learned that the hard way.
Thanks for providing me with all my dinner recipies for at least half a year now. Just ate a creamy pesto pasta from one of your cookbooks and it was sooo nice.
I love my bread maker, like you said in the video the bread wont last as long so what I do is bake one cut it in half and freeze it, works a treat
I didn't spend that much dough and have had a cheaper version of a bread machine for a year now. For making basic loaves it's been brilliant, so my opinion of them has risen. I haven't been that adventurous with things like focaccia but watching you guys do it has instilled the knead for me to have a go :-)
I have a bread machine (good, old Moulinex) for 7 years. It's still running at least twice a week for toast bread. It was the best gift from my sister.
I'm happy for you guys enjoying the bread making.
You know what? I‘m usually annoyed by all the „please like this video“ stuff everywhere, but you‘re doing it really well guys!
Just a quick reminder popped in, which is actually useful, since I tend to be quite captivated by your videos and might forget to like without it.
As someone who makes all the bread me and my wife eats, this would be a game changer. Sure, I would still want to do bread the traditional way, but I would be able to CHOOSE when to. The amount of times I've stayed up late cause I forgot to start in time is astounding, and if the fact that we have very little money wasn't the reason for me making all our bread, I would buy one like, right now.
I got one for £15 of fb marketplace. They can be cheap.
I'm really glad we got our: "Goodbye for now" video, or the Sorted community would be raging to get James back. It's hard to know we won't see him for a while, but I'm so happy that he's embracing new challenges, and growing.
not me being allergic to gluten and watching the whole thing 😂😂 would love to see y’all try the gluten free recipes!!
Same 😂
I used to make GF bread in one, & it wasn’t bad. It’s a more batter-y kind of dough, but does still work. I had two machines (not as expensive as this one) - regular and GF, because you don’t want cross contamination if you actually have celiac disease.
Yes I was wondering how good this would work with gluten-free flours!
I live in an apartment in NYC. I don't have room for a stand mixer. My Panasonic auto bread maker (different model because its now about 17yrs old) is awesome for my bread making process. I highly recommend one and am really happy with the build quality of Panasonic. I pretty much only use it for mixing,,,, Rock on!
I bought this breadmaker around 18 months ago. We don't put dairy in it so we substitute butter for oil. We also play around with the flour types (not the quantities) and the added ingredients (nuts / raisins / seeds) and the bread is really good to fantastic every time.
We've used it to make pizza dough and spelt rolls and it does all that work with very little effort.
I did try the sourdough recipe a couple of times, but had to use soya or coconut yoghurt instead of regular yoghurt. It turned out ok, but wasn't anything particularly special. I'm hoping that is simply because of the non-dairy substitute.
For someone who doesn't do a lot of bread making or baking, this is a REALLY really good purchase. Very easy to make, very easy to maintain. I highly recommend it.
The cock-a-doodle-doo music next morning reminded me of old Sunday morning Sorted videos from ages back!
More VIDEO WITH THIS! Gluten free, jam and everything else!!!!!
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Yes! Test the more random options, including jam, gluten-free bread (it's $7-8 a loaf here in New Zealand), and a cake. I vote for a fruit cake as they can be hard to do without burning.
I've been learning how to make bread for the past few months and Ebbers' explanation about breadmaking along the way was really helpful. One of the reasons why I love this channel so much.
My mom use a good trick for proofing when temperatures are low… after she kneads the dough, she covers it and put it on top of the fridge… the heat from the fridge, although not very high, will help with better proofing in a shorter time… this machine will be a good gift for her!!!
I got a bread machine for about $50 (US) last November, to reduce bread spending during the Pandemic. It's got about half the functions of the ones you have, but then, I pretty much just use 3 of them - basic, sweet & whole grain. As you found when making that 1st focaccia - not following directions can lead to failure. Otherwise, been quite pleased w/results. If hubby hadn't been advised to cut carbs waaay back, by his doctor; I'd still be making 2-3 loaves a week.
Not even 20 seconds in and ben is back with his classic “bennuendos”😂
The normals reactions tho 🤣😂
Ben and his jokes will never not be amazing lol
Baz: you’re right about the price point. Ebbers: never ever change.
I think the beauty of breadmaking is doing something, creating something with your own hands, making a good tasting thing yourself and perfecting the recipe for it to go tastyer becouse of practice. Also it is just better if you get a feeling for how much time something takes, what consistency is perfect and what makes it taste good.
Sadly arthritic hands don't allow this anymore, thank goodness the bread maker makes it possible to still have home made bread.
I do love that our able bodied boys talk about the benefits of weird gadgets like this for the disabled community. Just mentioning “not having the strength or dexterity” can still mean a whole lot. I’d love to see them test now seen on tv items which are now sold for the general population, but were designed for the disabled community.